"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.